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Click to view larger City leaders are considering a sugary beverages tax that would raise revenue for local schools, potentially reduce soda consumption and definitely worsen regressive taxes that predominately impact low-income communities. The tax would ...

Click to view larger Watch your grocery bills: Soft drinks are going to get more expensive in Seattle. The City Council voted to approve a new tax on fizzy beverages June 5. It’s expected to curb consumption and raise money for food banks and programs to ...

Click to view larger Seattle shoppers may see a rise in the price of sugary beverages after the city’s new tax kicked in on Jan. 1. The tax, approved by the City Council in June, is levied on distributors that sell their products in the city. Affected pro ...

Opinion Click to view larger On Jan. 1, Seattle began taxing sweetened beverages at a rate of 1.75 cents per ounce of soda, sports drink, iced tea and other products with added caloric sweeteners. The exceptions, according to the city of Seattle’s explana ...